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下场
xià chǎng
Meaning
- to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
Definition
结局，结果（多指不好的）。
Ending, outcome (often refers to a bad one).
Usage
通常用于指人的最终结局或事件的后果，带有负面含义。
Usually refers to a person's final outcome or the consequence of an event, with negative connotation.
Examples
- 1 他因为贪污最后落得个可悲的下场。 (He ended up with a tragic outcome because of corruption.)
- 2 如果你不努力学习，将来不会有好下场。 (If you don't study hard, you won't have a good outcome in the future.)
- 3 那些背叛朋友的人，最终都没有好下场。 (Those who betray friends eventually have no good outcome.)
- 4 这家公司因经营不善，最后的下场是破产。 (This company ended up bankrupt due to poor management.)
- 5 他们明知违法还要去做，这就是他们的下场。 (They knew it was illegal but still did it; this is their outcome.)
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